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Isaiah 47:1-5

1Come downרְדִ֣י׀re.DiH3381,and sitוּשְׁבִ֣יu.she.ViH3427in the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083,O virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,sitשְׁבִי־she.vi-H3427on the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776: there isno throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:for thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121tenderרַכָּ֖הra.KahH7390and delicateוַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃va.'a.nu.GahH6028.

2Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and grindוְטַ֣חֲנִיve.Ta.cha.niH2912mealקָ֑מַחKa.machH7058:uncoverגַּלִּ֨יga.LiH1540thy locksצַמָּתֵ֧ךְtza.ma.TekhH6777,make bareחֶשְׂפִּי־ches.pi-H2834the legשֹׁ֛בֶלShoelH7640,uncoverגַּלִּי־ga.li-H1540the thighשׁ֖וֹקShokH7785,pass overעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674the riversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104.

3Thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172shall be uncoveredתִּגָּל֙ti.GalH1540,yea, thy shameחֶרְפָּתֵ֑ךְcher.pa.TekhH2781shall be seenתֵּרָאֶ֖הte.ra.'EhH7200:I will takeאֶקָּ֔ח'e.KachH3947vengeanceנָקָ֣םna.KamH5359,and I will not meetאֶפְגַּ֖ע'ef.Ga'H6293thee asa manאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.

4As forour redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,the Holy Oneקְד֖וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Sitשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH3427thou silentדוּמָ֛םdu.MamH1748,and getוּבֹ֥אִיu.Vo.'iH935thee into darknessבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְva.Cho.shekhH2822,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:for thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121,The ladyגְּבֶ֖רֶתge.Ve.retH1404of kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

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